More on the new Python

[kurac]

From what I have read, it sounds like the issue is the screws holding the sideplate shoot loose then you start getting problems like the cylinder not rotating for the next shot. Some guys have found this out, tightened the screws, (one is under the grips) and were back in business within minutes. Other guys caused a big stink, wrote multiple negative reviews and made videos about their experience and sent their Python back to Colt.

[morrcarr67]

By the time the Python gets rostered here,maybe these issues will be corrected.

That's what I'm hoping for too.

[mausercat]

Kurac, I agree. I own many, many guns I won't say how many but I have been buying for 30 years. It is rare that I get any gun that does not need some work. I bought a python many years ago that was out of time and I repaired it. The originals timing mechanism is very fragile and with heavy use they would go out of time very easily. I think the new ones simpler mechanism will actually be better than the originals. My Kimber K6 was recalled for a loose sideplate. I never sent it back I applied some blue loctite and end of problem.

I own three pythons and I do not shoot them because they are not very sturdy. I am going to buy a new one and hope it is built stronger than the old ones. I have a Smith Wesson model 28 that I bought well used from a shooting range. The gun probably has had over 100,000 rounds shot through it and aside from needing a new hand it worked very well. I fit a new hand, recut the forcing cone and had it reblued in a mat finish. The face of the cylinder has some cratering from flame cutting, but it still shoots very well and is accurate.

[norcal77]

Are the issues reported for both models? Or isolated to one?

[wolfmann]

As someone said above about the backlog of 14,000,another guy in a article interviewed Hickock45 who was not happy with the problem but he aslo said Colt is saying 15,000 backordered,so I say Colt has a LOT of pistols to get out.Hopefully QC is up to snuff that is why I am waiting at least a year to get in line.

[jarhead714]

[81Degrees]

I’m on board with Colt and the new Python. They made the effort to re introduce it and have available to Californians. I’m going to support and pick one up to try. I would prefer a blue version but...
I’ve got a 1959 3–5-7 that I shoot and the side plate screw comes loose, not a big problem as long as I keep an eye on it or locktite it eventually.

I wonder how many people regularly shoot their older Pythons? More concerns may pop up? And with revolvers and the cylinder rotation a full trigger pull and release is definitely required for proper function.

[morrcarr67]

I’m on board with Colt and the new Python. They made the effort to re introduce it and have available to Californians. I’m going to support and pick one up to try. I would prefer a blue version but...
I’ve got a 1959 3–5-7 that I shoot and the side plate screw comes loose, not a big problem as long as I keep an eye on it or locktite it eventually.

I wonder how many people regularly shoot their older Pythons? More concerns may pop up? And with revolvers and the cylinder rotation a full trigger pull and release is definitely required for proper function.

Man, I'm still kicking my self for not buying a 3-5-7 about 7 years ago. I was in a tough spot for money and only had $500 to spend on a gun. I was in a pawn shop in OR that had a pretty nice one for $650, but told me that I could take it home with my that day for $575.

I could have and should have robbed Peter to pay Paul and bought that gun.

[mausercat]

I also have two Colt 3.5.7. revolvers and they were the predecessor to the Python and the action is basically the same as the python. They shoot very well, but I also do not shoot them much with magnum loads. They do not have the ventilated rib barrel and are not as attractive as the pythons, but they are nice guns.

I am looking forward to this new python. I have no doubt that it will be a good gun.

[GM4spd]

If you like the old Python action,the Colt Officers Model Match(4th Model) made in the 60s and 70s is a fine handgun in 22LR. They are all C&R and can be brought in from outside CA, the lock work and trigger are identical to the Python. Although heavy for a 22 they are fine shooting revolvers and even without the vent rib they are a decent looking handgun. You can find nice ones for between
$1100-$1400. Because the target grips fit any Python they alone can be worth $200-$300.

[mausercat]

Those officer model match in 22lr are great guns. The fit and finish on those guns is great. Some of the finest I have seen. They are better than the Pythons from the mid 70's onward. The one you have is very fine gun. They are better made than the Smiths from the same era.

[Spyder]

That little 22 officer is purty.

[hambam105]

If we keep saying bad things about these new colts then you are never going to sell them.

[MrFeetZ]

haters gonna hate. Me... STFU and take my money!

I want one bad.

I imagine the only ones that are not crazy about the new Python are those with older ones wanting to sell.

[saki302]

The old 357 *was* the poor man's python until people figured out what they were ��

The new guns will never be the level of the old. The hand fit and finish isnt there. They may be fine guns when the kinks are worked out, but they're not hand built and polished guns. Years ago they talked about it, a lot of the old smiths are retired or dead. They couldn't resurrect the original python if they wanted to short of a high 4 figure custom shop gun.

I still think it's funny people think itll hurt value. It's not the same gun. See any old s&w 27-2 revolvers getting cheaper? Loads of replacement s&ws out there, I'd argue just as accurate if not more so. But lacking that hand built quality.